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Unclassified road crash in West Berkshire RG31 on 22 March 2012 at 10:13 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa, an Iveco van and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire at 10:13 on Thursday 22 March 2012. The 70-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Mar 2012
Thursday, 10:13
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Corsa and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45634, longitude -1.05378, in the RG31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Reading. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tilehurst Birch Copse, West Berkshire, RG31 5HH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Berkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201243W134032
Council area
West Berkshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 70 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    3,920 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 201243W134032 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Berkshire road accident statistics for 2012.